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Form and Meaning: Studies in Literary Techniques in the Book of Jonah

By Jonathan Magonet

Book information

Publisher
Almond Press
Year
1983
ISBN
0907459250, 9780907459255
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4792111 bytes)
Series
Bible & Literature
Pages
204\204
Topic
Religion
Time added
2017-03-17 16:05:42
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Description

This work is an investigation of the literary style of the biblical book of Jonah. Starting with a detailed analysis of word usage (repetition of words and phrases, the structure of individual chapters and of the book as a whole, the use of quotations from elsewhere in the Bible), it examines the relationship between these elements and the ideas the story itself conveys. Noting the wide diversity of opinion as to the character of Jonah and the purpose of the book, it demonstrates the sources of these ambiguities in the text itself and suggests a new approach to interpretation.

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